The “Tails” of Phinnaes McDougal

Dyan Wilson’s family of three was not expecting visitors in the middle of Winter, so when a big white cat lingered at her open kitchen window and stayed, they adjusted their plans.

“He would get up and sit on the wedge and look in through my open window, just being a gentlemen,” Wilson said.

But Wilson did not let him in because she wasn’t sure if the cat belonged to anybody. She said he looked fairly healthy and did not resemble a feral or stray cat. She also already had two cats of her own that she had rescued and adopted.

“It was so cold, so I made a comfortable place for him to sleep in a cardboard box with blankets,” Wilson said. “I fed him yummy soft food. This went on for a couple of weeks. Every time I’d come home and try to go into the back door he’d run onto the step and try to come in.”

There was one night in particular that Wilson says changed everything.

“I came home late one evening and it was so cold outside. I walked to my backdoor and went inside,” Wilson said. “But when I got in the house and went to shut the door his little face was squeezed in between the door and window.”

Wilson said a good visual of what the cat looked like that evening is best compared to Jack Nicholson in the movie “The Shining.”

“So I opened the door, and he just came trotting in. He jumped on the couch and curled right up,” Wilson said. “And he went straight to sleep.”

Wilson said she then called her sister and roommate at the time, Kim, and let her know she had a new cat.

Wilson said when Kim asked how the cat got in she was not surprised when her reply was that she opened the door.

Kim took the cat to get checked for a chip and find out if he had been neutered. He had not had either procedure done — but what he did have was a new home.

“We’re pretty sure he staked us out and that him getting inside was premeditated. Basically, he decided he wanted to live here,” Wilson said.

The sisters named their new family member Phinnaes McDougal.

“We came up with his name because we decided that since he was kind of a ginger, he must be Irish.”

Wilson’s father has named Phinnaes as his favorite grand-cat and decided he deserved a nickname: Phinnegan.

“He has to sleep in bed with me, and he has to be touching me. He is usually in-between my legs or some times on my back,” said Wilson.

Dyan said Phinn stays close to home, but enjoys being outside.

“Right now I am sitting in my princess chair and I have to squash to the side so he can fit right next to me,” said Wilson.

Wilson has since moved to a new home and her cats went with her, including Phinnaes.

“He has adopted Christopher,” Wilson said. “Christopher has this green fuzzy blanket that Phinn loves. He keeps it on his bed and Finn will sleep with him. When he goes to work in the morning he puts the blanket on the couch and that is where Phinn hangs out during the day.”

“It’s like my soul-mate in cat form. I quite literally talk to him like a person and I completely favor him over the other cats. He reminds me of a dog because he sits up in front of the house and he’s very territorial,” Truong said. “If I’m sitting on the couch and the other cats get near me they get batted off by him so he can lay on my lap.”

Truong said the feelings are mutual and that he is becoming one of those weird cat people.

“Phinn follows me all around the house. He’s absolutely the cutest thing on four legs,” Truong said. “It’s pretty pathetic. He completely hangs on me. He’s about the only man I can keep around long-term.”

According to the Wilsons Phinn has been good about using the litter-box but hates going to the vet.

“Kimmy took him to the vet and he was in one of those plastic and metal cat cages with a door,” Wilson said. “So she had him in there on the way home because the way there was awful, he was howling and making all these crazy noises.”

Dyan said what happened next is what makes this one of their best memories with Phinnaes.

“So they get to the vet and he’s all docile and calm, but when he was put back into the carrier for the ride home he started bucking the top of the cage with his back,” Wilson said. “So Kim’s driving along and all of sudden the top of the cage comes off and Phinn comes flying out of it.”

Wilson said once he was out of the carrier he came from behind and laid on her sisters shoulders.

“It was awesome,” said Wilson.

The Wilson girls said they are convinced Phinn said to himself “I’ll just need to be the man of the house — and I am in.”

And he did just that.

Phinnaes the pussycat in a pot.

Phinn & I

Sunny’s Story

She was dirty with bloody toes & had a frail expression on her face that read “I’m hungry”. Her whole body was mangled, so she limped along. She didn’t have a collar on, and when she was taken in to the vet, they did not find a chip. Sunny was barely hanging on when she was found in the Timpanogos Harley Davidson parking lot.

Sunny, a Pug and Chihuahua mix, was approximately six to eight years old when she wandered onto Harley Davidson property. An employee took her home and bathed her, but the next day she realized she needed someone else to help with the lost dog in need of serious medical care and a forever home.

And that is just what Karen and Gina Kelly gave her.

“Karen said to me ‘well what do you think about Sunny?’ and I replied ‘Bring her home, lets try it out and see how it works,” Gina said. “So Karen brought her home and Sunny and I did not get along at first. Sunny bit me , so I said she was going back, but then, shortly after that, she and I became really good friends and we never sent her back.”

Gina and Sunny are very close.

“She’s become my dog, I’m her person,” Gina said. “She’ll sit and wait if I leave the house and stare at the door.”

Karen and Gina noticed Sunny was having difficulties with her hind-quarters. Dr. Good, their main veterinarian, said they would need to do some extensive x-rays in order to see what was going on, but the cost was overwhelming.

“So I went and had her get massages with me — she would get massaged by my masseuse,” Gina said.

As time went on they found out about Dr. Pam Nichols, owner and Veterinarian at the Animal Care Center. They discussed having Sunny go see her for physical therapy.

Animal Care Center

“While I was in Ireland Sunny had a really bad turn and Karen was very worried, so she emailed me and I quickly messaged Pam,” Gina said. “Pam came and collected Sunny and took her to have her x-rays done and that is when we found out she has a bulging disc.”

And that is when Sunny’s journey to recovery began.

“So Sunny started to do the physical therapy at the Animal Care Center. What she does is she goes in and the first part is she goes on a water treadmill,” Gina said. “So we take her collar off and she gets on this treadmill that fills up with water — and then they turn it on and she walks.”

Gina said sunny loves therapy — she has since the beginning, and they love her results.

Sunny worked hard to get up to 12 minutes walking on the specialized treadmill — when she started, she could only do eight.

After Sunny walks on the treadmill her therapists put her in a pool of water that has metal strips in it that emit magnetic electrodes throughout the water. They do this exercise to help stimulate Sunny’s muscles.

“Then she goes and sits down and they do a little infrared light all over her body and all of her joints. They then massage her and put heat on her joints, which helps,” Gina said.

“It has helped immensely. They do such a great job with Sunny and they are so caring up there.”

Karen said Sunny is more confident because of therapy.

They have also noticed that her legs do not sit out to the side as much after she has been to therapy. When she sits down her feet are actually together, which has not always been the case with Sunny.

Gina said that although this improvement stays, just like with all therapy, you need to continue until you cure the problem.

“Sometimes you just have to keep doing it. We’ve done eight sessions and we have 12 sessions total, but we had a space, so I would like to re-do the session to make sure it is all consistent,” Gina said.

Sometimes Sunny barks at what they call “the fairies”. She barks when there isn’t anyone or anything there to bark at.

“Our idea is that she might have had a collar on and that she was alone outside,” Gina said. “Because she was raw where a collar would be when we got her. We think that she was constantly on a chain and so she just barked.”

Karen and Gina recently purchased a ThunderShirt for Sunny — a jacket that helps dogs who may feel nervous or frightened and bark a lot as a result.

By wearing my new Thunder-Shirt do you mean I can't be Spazzy-Sunny-Sanchez anymore?

“We’ve noticed she doesn’t bark as much when she has her Thunder Jacket on because it makes her feel as if someone is constantly holding her,” Gina said. “She does still bark, but it’s like a little security blanket. It really wraps them tight, it’s as if someone is hugging you.”

Sunny is very loving and has taken on a motherly role with the newest additions to their family: Keegan and Keely, two 10-month-old pug puppies. Sunny crawls into the puppies kennel that they sleep in every night and snuggles up with them.

Sunny, Keegan, and Keeley all snuggled up together. Got pugs?

The Kelly family had two dogs, Mave & Scooter, prior to getting Sunny. Gina said everyone got along fine from the beginning.

“The one thing that we have definitely done very well with is we have socialized our dogs,” Gina said. “Because we had all of the dogs. We had Mave & Scooter, and then Sunny was the first one home after those two. Sunny really liked Scooter & was very protective of Scooter. And then when Parcel came she loved Mave.”

Sunny has shown that despite the negative pattern we see in most homeless pet’s lives, they too have a will to survive and pursue happiness.

Even when an animal’s life begins with abuse and trauma, a chapter of their journey worth fighting for remains — but they need our help to get there. Providing homeless animals with ‘forever homes’ filled with love, compassion, empathy and commitment can make what may look impossible, possible. Ask Sunny.

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Crochet to the Rescue

“I have been involved with animals my whole life, we grew up taking in all the stray animals that found their way to our farm,” said Bonnie Leavitt, owner and founder of Crochet to the Rescue.

Leavitt, along with her husband and two children, began making a difference for homeless animals in 2010 by cleaning kitty litter boxes for the rescue group “Man’s Best Friend” in southern California. They had no idea they would be crocheting items to raise money for dogs in need shortly after.

“I cleaned kennels, socialized new litters, and fostered dogs. My husband and I did a lot of the kennel cleaning together,” Leavitt said. “My sons jobs were to help welcome the Foster dogs into the home, to help train them and get them used to children. They loved seeing which dog we would bring home next. They are also responsible for choosing the dogs we sponsor.”

Leavitt said her sons, ages six, four, and eleven months old already love dogs and are good at identifying dog breeds as well as understanding dog behavior.

“You’re never too young to help a homeless pet,” she said.

In November of 2011, Leavitt took a big step for herself as a volunteer — she started her own business, Crochet to the Rescue, and became an advocate for dogs in need.

“I decided to start Crochet to the Rescue because I had people asking if I’d be willing to sell what I crocheted, not being comfortable taking money, and knowing the plight of homeless pets I decided it would be a great way to help the shelters when I physically couldn’t be there to help,” Leavitt said.

Crochet to the Rescue is based out of Lemoore, CA and uses it’s profits to sponsor dogs at the Tulare shelter

Brimmed Beanie. Price starts at $5 color arrangements can be changed to suit. as well as size of hat. Price does vary depending on size. infant hats are $5 adult hats are $8

Sock monkey, these little things are getting popular arent they?? Make your little munchkin a monkey with this super cute hat, colors can be changed to suit a boy. Price starts at $6 for a newborn

“Sponsoring dogs is exciting I think. Especially for those that want to help out a pet but can’t bring them home,” Leavitt said.

To sponsor a dog (or cat) you pick whichever animal you would like to help similar to the way you would choose one to adopt. Some people have special connections with animals at shelters but are not able to adopt them — this is another option for those in that situation. The individual pays the adoption fee for the dog they’d like to sponsor — this makes them free to whoever is ready to give them a ‘forever home’.

“It also buys them time, a dog that is sponsored is less likely to be euthanized as long as its healthy. A sponsored dog is also more appealing to no kill rescue groups,” Leavitt said. “The cost varies by shelter, however many shelters will allow you to partially sponsor a dog. You put down whatever you can afford and it drops the dogs adoption fee by that amount. To me, if you can’t volunteer your time, sponsorship is the next best thing.”

This is Bob, he was one Crochet to the Rescue's first sponsored dogs. He was a handsome ddult male lab mix. Bob was adopted along with his companion Chloe less than a month after he was sponsored.

"This poor girl was surrendered without her puppies and was engorged and in pain, but such a sweet heart. Adult pure bred cocker spaniel. We used Honey's sponsorship to try and give this girl a second chance!"

Bonnie Leavitt crochets everything on her own, spending 20 hours a week to maintain CTTR. They were able to sponsor their first dog in December, only a month after the business started.

“I’ve also never done anything like it so its a learning experience. Its been pretty well received though, people choose to buy items from me specifically because it goes to helping dogs,” Leavitt said.

Baby items, hats, and booties are all in high demand but Leavitt does not limit her creativity to those specific things.

“I will try anything at least once. If someone wants me to do something I haven’t tried, all I ask for is time and I get it figured out. People can order items off the Crochet to the Rescue Facebook page,” Leavitt said. “Everything is made to order, the costs vary from $5-$35 or more depending on what is desired and the amount of time and materials it takes.”

The Leavitts’ have two dogs of their own: Roscoe, a boxer mix and Jack, a Shar Pei. While volunteering they noticed Roscoe because he was being attacked by his kennel mate.

Leavitt said Roscoe was a very nervous boy. He was a stray and brought into the Tulare County Animal Control with another dog. The Leavitts’ left after seeing Roscoe for the first time, but when they went back he was still there and they said he looked sad — that is when they decided to take Roscoe home and foster him until he found a new home.

Roscoe is one of the luckier dogs because he didn’t have to wait very long to find a new home — the Leavitts’ decided to adopt him and make his stay at their home forever.

“He was a dream from day one, got along wonderfully with our Shar Pei that we already had and also was very tolerant of our children, which is a huge deal for us,” Leavitt said. “He’s really just been an amazing member of the family. He’ll be a year old in July. He is still skittish, but is doing great he is so bubbly with us, he hops like a deer when he’s excited.”

Their other dog Jack, a Shar-Pei, was not rescued from a shelter or rescue group, but he needed a lot of medical care.

“Our Shar-Pei wasn’t homeless, we got him from a free add. He wasn’t what we were looking for in a dog, but when I asked them how they were doing their adoption process they said first come first serve — we knew we had to take him.”

Jack was 16 months old when the Leavitts’ got him. Leavitt said he had never been to a vet, given a bath, gone in a car or house and was never leash trained.

“He had to have surgery on his eyes because his eyelids were folded in and scratching his eyeballs. He’s partially blind now because of it. Its a battle with him, he’s cost thousands because of surgeries and medical care (he has horrible allergies) but he’s been so worth it just because of how wonderful he is,” Leavitt said.

“My niece, Bonnie Leavitt, has the most giving heart ever,” said Theresa, Leavitt’s Aunt. “She is a great person and I’m proud she is my family. Love you Bonnie.”

Homeless animals have somewhat of a negative reputation, but Leavitt said unwanted dogs know when they are loved and that they bloom into the most loving creatures.

“I think the term mans best friend was coined after someone adopted an unwanted dog,” Leavitt said.

Leavitt would like to eventually open her own rescue group. As much as she loves volunteering she said it’s hard visiting the shelter and noticing the dogs aren’t there anymore, especially when you know they weren’t adopted.

“I want to help the dogs, that’s my ultimate and only goal. These dogs never asked to be born and subsequently neglected, beaten, and thrown away. It’s our jobs as people to make sure they are cared for correctly. They are our pets.”

She also plans on volunteering full time when her children are school aged.

“It changes you, and I think everyone should spend at least one day volunteering with these animals. Its impossible to turn a blind eye after that.”

To order items from Crochet to the Rescue to help sponsor a shelter dog go to their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/crochettotherescue

The three best friends that anyone could have!

Bonnie said "this hat started as a joke, but its super fun! $5"

Aggie Cats

The majority of their lives are spent fighting others over scarce resources and avoiding cruelty. Their sallow bodies and matted fur showcase their struggle to survive, and almost all of them die of starvation or freeze to death.

The Utah State University Aggie Cat program is trying to break the cycle.

The program, which is marking its 10-year anniversary, is using a non-traditional approach to reducing the feral cat population in Logan.

AC’s captures the cats in humane traps, takes them to the vet and gives them medical care and vaccinations. Volunteers also arrange to have the cats spayed and neutered before releasing them back to where they came from. Cats that are comfortable around humans and disease free are adopted through Cache Humane Society into “forever homes.”

A feral cat is not a stray — it is an abused, abandoned, or lost pet that becomes wild in order to survive, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. They can also be born to an adult feral cat without a home. Feral cats are usually frightened by humans and can be dangerous to handle.

And they die, on average, a decade younger than a well-cared-for cat.

In that same amount of time, ACS has reduced the feral cat population on campus from an estimated 250 cats to less than 25 by exercising its sustained and humane Trap-Neuter-Return-Maintain method.

“Cats expect people to provide shelter and care for them because of how they were bred,” said Ilona Jappinen, city director of ACS. “But the one thing that they do do very well on their own is reproduce.”

In two years, one feral cat can produce up to 66 kittens, Jappinen said.

Ryan Neeley, a Logan resident, had his own experience with a homeless cat.

“We kept seeing a cat cruising around our house for two days and then one day it was just on our back porch, so we were like ‘mehh, we’ll just let it inside’,” Neeley said. “So we let it in and it just cruised around our house for the night.”

Neeley and his roommates thought the cat would eventually leave, but it had other plans.

The next day they put the cat outside and left for school. When they came home later that day the cat jumped out of the bushes and tried to run inside their house — this continued for a week.

After not being sure what to do with the cat they dropped it off at their friends house and left cat food on the doorstep as a joke. The cat did the same thing to the girl they gave it to and was eventually caught by Animal Control and put down.

Neeley said he felt bad about the joke because it eventually led to the cat’s death.

AC’s recognizes how desperate cats can get for food and shelter. Most feral cats stay away from humans, so AC’s has given them their own sanctuary.

“We have weatherproof shelters with a shelf inside and insulation. The cats are really safe from the rain, snow, wind and other bad conditions,” Jappinen said.

The cats that are released into one of the four designated feeding stations on the USU campus and are looked after by volunteers who keep them on a regular feeding schedule.

TNRM is effective because the cats remain in the area they were released in and make it their home because that is where there is consistent food, water and shelter. By doing so, they are preventing other cats who are not spayed or neutered from coming into their territory and re-creating the cycle of feral cats.

“We feed all of the cats regularly at the same time everyday at our feeding stations,” Jappinen said. “The food is placed up high above the ground so that they have a dry place to eat because it is covered.”

Jappinen said the biggest station is located at, what used to be, the mobile home park near the University — there are about 10-12 cats there.

AC’s is currently partnering with the Animal Control in Logan to encourage them to implement TNRM into their programs.

“Even the animal control officers do not like euthanizing these animals, it’s their least favorite part of the job,” Jappinen said.

PAWS Academy

Cache Humane Society’s Junior Kids Club has a new program called PAWS Academy that focuses on educating pet owners on proper care and training for their dogs.

“There are just so many people who have adopted pets or they have their own and they just don’t have the time to train them,” Diane Malmquist, director of PAWS Academy said. “It’s for little kids that want to come down with their parents or brothers and sisters to volunteer.”

The academy’s $10 registration fee goes towards a PAWS t-shirt — a purchase the CHS encourages so that registrars are easy to spot and avoid getting lost when off site.

“We’ll do three or four different activities during an hour time frame,” Malmquist said. “We try and keep the kids moving so they aren’t getting bored or distracted, but we still do try and give them a little bit of independence because they are volunteers.”

In the classes, the CHS emphasizes the four principles of responsible pet ownership: humane animal education, shelter service projects, responsible pet ownership, and action projects. CHS pushes those four points in all the things that they do whether it be the summer camps, assemblies, etc.

Five tasks are assigned to each principle and members are asked to complete three to four of them and to engage in the options that they can work on throughout the year.

Some of the tasks that are more complicated such as talking to a Canine Officer, Animal Patrol Officer or Vet can be completed when the class visits their facility or when CHS invites them to guest speak in class.

“We feel like if everyone practices with their own pets we wouldn’t be open and we wouldn’t exist,” Malmquist said. “Which would be fabulous because every animal would have a home.”

Licensed dog trainer Alyssa Walker donates her time to PAWS by teaching proper training at the classes. Walker received her Bachelors degree from Utah State University in behavior modification focusing on animals; Aside from her education at USU she also owns her own dog training business that she started in 2006.

“The class focus is based on what the kid’s interests are,” Walker said. “Each week is something different and they can show up one week and not the next so they can choose what one they want to attend according to their interests.”

Walker allows each child to bring their own pets to class, or if they don’t have a pet they can use a shelter animal.

“They’ll learn how to do really key things such as heal and walk on a leash — things that they need to know,” Malmquist said.

“Sometimes we will have Animal Control come and speak, or we’ll have a groomer come and demonstrate how to maintain proper hygiene for animals,” Walker said. “It’s just a different approach to educating our participants.”

Walker and Malmquist both believe that inviting professionals in to guest speak and show the members of PAWS how to care for their pets is an effective method.

“We’ll also look at different pet foods and use a chart to analyze the ingredients. If it has one thing we’ll add or subtract another — we actually grade the things we are feeding our pets,” Malmquist said. “I think the parents almost like that more then the kids! They’re always like ‘oh this is so cool!’”

As we approach May the children who have completed all of the tasks will receive a badge or certificate and be part of a party to recognize them for going the extra mile.

“I don’t know of any other organization in Utah that does anything like this. If people do not become educated they’re going to keep doing the same thing and we will continue to have an overpopulation of animals,” Malmquist said. “I volunteer my time because this is what matters to me. It’s just amazing to me that this little shelter is doing what nobody else is.”

Baby Animal Days

Baby Animal Days is being held at the American West Heritage Center in Wellsville, Cache County. The Baby Animal days are April 5th, 6th and 7th and will be held from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Admission is $8 for adults and $6 for ages 3–11. The center encourages participants to bring a can of food for the Cache Food Pantry to receive $1 off the entrance fee.

The Cache Humane Society will also be there with some baby animals from the shelter.

“We will have baby cats and baby dogs for looking and we will also have adult dogs available for adoption if people are interested,” Alyssa Walker, an employee at Cache Humane Society said. “Adult dogs can be adopted there but the puppies and kittens cannot. This is because people tend to spontaneously buy baby animals without being ready for them,” Walker said.

Dogs and cats are not the only animals you can find at the Baby Animal Days — rabbits, goats, lambs, calves, chicks, turtles, piglets and bears will be there as well.

“This is the second year we have brought our kids here and they just love it,” Aimee Browning, a Logan resident said. “It’s so fun for them to not only interact with the animals but to learn about them as well. They never run out of things to do when we come here.”

The employees in charge of Baby Animal Days are letting the community know the weather is not stopping the event.

“All the snow has melted, it’s green and it’s not too muddy,” said Megan Getz, an employee at American West Heritage Center. “Everything we have planned is still going. The only thing we’ve done is put some of the chickens inside just because they are so small.”

“I bring my grandkids because they love all of the different things to do,” said Larry Anderson, a participant of Baby Animal days. “I like it because it gets them out of the house and it’s a good place for families to spend time together.”

Two young girls playing the game "grace" at Baby Animal Days

One of the baby bears having some jeans for a snack

Baby bear playing in the chairs

Jace Cairns volunteered at baby animal days for his Recreational Programming class at USU

Jessica and Andrew Swain volunteered at the Baby Animal Days. They were bundled up at the entrance where they checked wristbands and answered questions.

S.N.I.P.

The S.N.I.P. (Spay/Neuter Intervention Program) is now open to the general public!

When: Most Fridays (possibility of additional days opening up as demand requires it)

Where: Cache Humane Society

2370 W. 200 N. Logan, UT

Prices:

cat neuter: $35

Cat spay: $45

Dog neuter: $50

Dog spay: $60

Dogs 75 lbs and over: $1 per pound.

**Extra charges may apply for animals in heat, pregnant, or with special conditions.** 

To schedule: We strongly recommend and prefer you to call 435-792-3920 and schedule an appointment ahead of time, however walk-ins will be accepted from 9am-11am on surgery days AS TIME PERMITS.

Low-Income Families and Feral Cats: We are now accepting Free Fix/Feral Fix vouchers through No More Homeless Pets! Print out an application today and send it or fax it in to No More Homeless Pets to receive your low-income voucher. CHS has a fax machine for free use for this purpose. Please allow a few weeks for your application to be accepted. We DO NOT accept applications the day of surgery! You must be approved and bring in your voucher from NMHP to receive your discount.

SNIP, SNIP, Hooray!

Via CHS 

PAWS Academy

What: 4 sessions of dog training classes with Dog Trainer Alyssa Walker

Where: Cache Humane Society Shelter

When: April 11th & 25th at the shelter from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

May 9th & 23rd at the shelter from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

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April 11th: Start the 4 session dog training classes with Dog Trainer Alyssa Walker. Help evaluate our shelter dogs with our enrichment and evaluation test.

April 25th: Continue with dog training classes. Work on/finish up projects in the PAWS Academy handbook

May 9th: Continue with dog training classes. Work on/finish up projects in the PAWS Academy handbook

May 23rd: Finish with the Dog Training classes. Last chance to party with the animals!

*Special activity in May for all of the members who completed all the necessary requirements in the handbook. 

For more information contact CHS

Phone: (435) 792-3920 

Main email:

admin@cachehumane.org

WANTED

The Cache Valley Humane Society is looking for humans around the ages of 3-18 dog years (18-99 human years) to volunteer for their Junior Fundraising Group. Participants need to be active, energetic, dependable and caring. You must be house-trained and good with other humans. If you are ready to go out into Cache Valley’s community and make a difference for all of the furry friends at the shelter this is the group for you. The animals will appreciate your love and time.

For more information contact Jodi Devries (435)-792-3920

Email: vc@cachehumane.org

Follow this link to be directed to the volunteer application 

Or go here to browse Cache Humane Society’s website

Capo

“There is no psychiatrist in the world
like a dog licking your face.”

Ben Williams

Meet Capo. He is a Great Dane/Mastiff mix & is the epitome of a friendly giant. He was rescued in Southern Utah by Gianni Ellefsen in 2002 & lives in a home with a big yard and lots of love. We enjoy sharing the occasional kiss.